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David G
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Perhaps it is assumed that only experts would attempt beta Linux SW but well let's broaden that beta test to newbies, ay? How about have a couple of paragraphs explaining how to install and start to use?
If anyone can help me here I'd appreciate this greatly--LoggerPro is Excellent Stuff, been using it with students on the mac for maybe 10 years now but have recently switched to Edubuntu. Here's what I did:
I downloaded, unpacked and installed the 2 .deb files using the Terminal. I first installed the driver .deb then the loggerpro .deb file.
I then located the startup.cmbl file, double clicked on it, selecting 'run'... and a blank window flashed for a fraction of a second then nothing. I've tried to re-install the 2 .deb files in reverse order, restart the server, start from command line, all to no avail.
I'm using Edubuntu server 8.0.4. with GNOME desktop. I'm also using it as a thin client server and did, for the heck of it, try to start it on a thin client--with the same results.
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utidjian
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I don't use edbuntu but...
Try typing "loggerpro" (without the quotes) in a terminal window then press Return. Either logger pro will start or the terminal will show some sort of error message. If you get an error message you should copy-paste it here.
For some reason, as far as I know, the installation of LoggerPro on Linux does not yet associate the file type (.cmbl files) with opening them with the LoggerPro app.
-DU-
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David G
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Try typing "loggerpro" (without the quotes) in a terminal window then press Return. Either logger pro will start or the terminal will show some sort of error message. If you get an error message you should copy-paste it here.
Thanks DU... here it is:
Working dir /home/dgroos
Top Level Folder: '/usr/local/share/LoggerPro/'
Our runtime support folder is: /tmp/VST_Support_EHTDne/
terminate called after throwing an instance of 'std::logic_error'
what(): basic_string::_S_construct NULL not valid
Aborted
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utidjian
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Try typing "loggerpro" (without the quotes) in a terminal window then press Return. Either logger pro will start or the terminal will show some sort of error message. If you get an error message you should copy-paste it here.
Thanks DU... here it is: Working dir /home/dgroos
Top Level Folder: '/usr/local/share/LoggerPro/'
Our runtime support folder is: /tmp/VST_Support_EHTDne/
terminate called after throwing an instance of 'std::logic_error'
what(): basic_string::_S_construct NULL not valid
Aborted
David,
Believe it or not, that is useful. I get something very similar when running from the command line. However the main problem seems to be indicated by the last 2-3 lines (starting at "terminate".) I have no idea what that means. It should be useful to the development team. I heard the development team won't be back "in office" until next week so you may have to wait a bit.
Are you, by any chance, trying to run LoggerPro on a Mac with a PowerPC processor (G5, G4, etc)?
If so, you will have problems until a PPC version becomes available.
What version of Edubuntu are you running?
I pasted the errors you got into google and got 1190 hits. Most of the top hits were from around 2006 so it may be a bug in older versions of Ubuntu that has since been fixed. If you can upgrade your version of Edubuntu it may fix the problem for you.
-DU-
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David G
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Hi DU,
Again, thanks. I'm trying to use in on a 2 processor, dual core xeon server.
Your detective work about the error message being prevalent around 2006 gives me an idea. As a fix to Ubuntu 8.0.4 issue with Java, I've used the 'standard' solution of installing an old, libx11-6_1.1.1-1ubuntu4_i386.deb, version. Maybe there is some issue with this. I might try to figure out how to take off the hold on this file and re-install the new one and check this out...
David
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David G
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It was time... I upgraded my server to Jaunty-- 9.04. I then installed the drivers and the loggerpro app. This time when I opened the app via the menu it said, 'starting loggerpro' for 3-5 seconds, then closed. So, next I typed 'loggerpro' in Terminal and this is what I got (thanks for the idea, DU):
$ loggerpro
Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":1002.0".
Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":1002.0".
Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":1002.0".
Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":1002.0".
Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":1002.0".
main.cc main(156) : Ubuntu 9.04: 2.6.28-11-generic
Working dir /home/dgroos
Top Level Folder: '/usr/local/share/LoggerPro/'
Our runtime support folder is: /tmp/VST_Support_8BQbsW/
terminate called after throwing an instance of 'std::logic_error'
what(): basic_string::_S_construct NULL not valid
Aborted (core dumped)
$
Any thoughts? Interesting that there was a similar error on a different version of the OS.
Thanks,
David
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utidjian
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David,
Hmmm... It would appear that you now have two errors; before you only had one ;)
Seems strange to me that a system (edubuntu) that is, presumably more-or-less, in sync with Ubuntu has so many differences. Are you running an LTSP kind of setup at your school where the application runs of the server and is displayed on the terminals?
-DU-
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csmith
Vernier Specialist
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Hello David,
I noticed that you have been struggling with getting Linux installed and running on your computer system.
Unfortunately our primary Linux developer is out of the office until next week.
Once he is back in the office I will have him contact you to help resolve your problem.
Best Regards,
Vernier Linux Beta Support Team
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David G
Newbie
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DU--Just 2 problems on server? I wish! Yes, this is an LTSP server and that complicates things quite a bit, I think. I did a number of patches and messing-arounds to improve LTSP and Java and Flash and... loggerpro opened! Don't know what did it. I then tried to open a .cmbl file from within the app and there was an error and a crash. I sent the report to the provided bug report e-mail at Vernier.
csmith--thanks for your reply and commitment. I'm feeling quite patient with this as this is the start of the summer!
--David
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